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F-15E Accident - Lakenheath.ppt

Just a quick note to give you guys a heads-up on the latest. We had a MAJOR Class A

mishap here 2 days ago. As our jets were returning home from a 7 week deployment to

Nellis, the last jet to land 96-203 (yes 1 of our brand new E-210 jets) blew its

left main tire immediately upon landing. As a result, the jet (while still in its

nose up roll out configuration) severely listed and twisted to the left. At 150

knots that's not good! The jet slid sideways, nose down, and as it carreened along

the side of the runway, the front end dug into the ground causing the jet to stand

up on its nose. At that point, the fuselage broke apart just forward of the

intakes and aft of the rear cockpit and then bent around and underneath the left

side of the aircraft.

When the jet finally stopped, the radome had separated from the fuselage (which now

faced back towards the rear of the jet) and was laying about 20 feet away from the

wreckage. The nav pod and adapter ripped off and were buried nose down in the

ground. Basically the jet is trashed. The pilot received cuts, scrapes, and bruises.

The WSO didn't fair as well. Both his arms were broken and he also had numerous

cuts and bruises. Based on the wreckage, safety said the aircrew were lucky to be

alive. The wing is not flying the rest of the week.

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Off the runway!Off the runway!

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